joint Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
    articulatio; articulation.
  2. noun a disreputable place of entertainment
  3. noun the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
    juncture; junction; join; articulation.
  4. noun a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion
    roast.
  5. noun junction by which parts or objects are joined together
  6. noun marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
    spliff; reefer; marijuana cigarette; stick.
  7. verb fit as if by joints
    • The boards fit neatly
  8. verb provide with a joint
    articulate.
    • the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood
  9. verb fasten with a joint
  10. verb separate (meat) at the joint
  11. adjective united or combined
    • a joint session of Congress
    • joint owners
  12. adjective satellite affecting or involving two or more
    • joint income-tax return
    • joint ownership
  13. adjective satellite involving both houses of a legislature
    • a joint session of Congress

WordNet

Joint noun
Etymology
F. joint, fr. joindre, p. p. joint. See Join.
Definitions
  1. The place or part where two things or parts are joined or united; the union of two or more smooth or even surfaces admitting of a close-fitting or junction; junction as, a joint between two pieces of timber; a joint in a pipe.
  2. A joining of two things or parts so as to admit of motion; an articulation, whether movable or not; a hinge; as, the knee joint; a node or joint of a stem; a ball and socket joint. See Articulation.
    A scaly gauntlet now, with joints of steel, Must glove this hand. Shak.
    To tear thee joint by joint. Milton.
  3. The part or space included between two joints, knots, nodes, or articulations; as, a joint of cane or of a grass stem; a joint of the leg.
  4. Any one of the large pieces of meat, as cut into portions by the butcher for roasting.
  5. (Geol.) A plane of fracture, or divisional plane, of a rock transverse to the stratification.
  6. (Arch.) The space between the adjacent surfaces of two bodies joined and held together, as by means of cement, mortar, etc.; as, a thin joint.
  7. The means whereby the meeting surfaces of pieces in a structure are secured together.
Joint adjective
Etymology
F., p. p. of joindre. See Join.
Definitions
  1. Joined; united; combined; concerted; as joint action.
  2. Involving the united activity of two or more; done or produced by two or more working together.
    I read this joint effusion twice over. T. Hook.
  3. United, joined, or sharing with another or with others; not solitary in interest or action; holding in common with an associate, or with associates; acting together; as, joint heir; joint creditor; joint debtor, etc. "Joint tenants of the world." Donne.
  4. Shared by, or affecting two or more; held in common; as, joint property; a joint bond.
    A joint burden laid upon us all. Shak.
Joint transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Jointed; present participle & verbal noun Jointing
Definitions
  1. To unite by a joint or joints; to fit together; to prepare so as to fit together; as, to joint boards.
    Pierced through the yielding planks of jointed wood. Pope.
  2. To join; to connect; to unite; to combine.
    Jointing their force 'gainst Cæsar. Shak.
  3. To provide with a joint or joints; to articulate.
    The fingers are jointed together for motion. Ray.
  4. To separate the joints; of; to divide at the joint or joints; to disjoint; to cut up into joints, as meat. "He joints the neck. Dryden.
    Quartering, jointing, seething, and roasting. Holland.
Joint intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To fit as if by joints; to coalesce as joints do; as, the stones joint, neatly.

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